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Alain has been working as a head gardener of the national estate of Trianon and at the park of the Château de Versailles since 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le jardin à la française par Alain BARATON - Château de Bénouville |url=http://europeangardens.eu/events/event/le-jardin-a-la-francaise-par-alain-baraton/ |website=Institut Européen des jardins et paysages}}</ref> In 2009, he has been appointed as the head gardener of the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alain Baraton, "l’ange jardin" du château de Versailles {{!}} horizons |url=http://www.horizons-journal.fr/article/alain-baraton---l-ange-jardin--du-chateau-de-versailles,209.php |work=www.horizons-journal.fr |language=fr}}</ref> At the same time, he writes columns for radio (France Inter since 2003) and television (France 5 since 2014).<ref>{{cite news |title=Alain Baraton, conteur en herbes |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/jardin/alain-baraton-conteur-en-herbes-20200529 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |date=29 May 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> He has also written numerous books and articles on gardening, plants and versailles. |
Alain has been working as a head gardener of the national estate of Trianon and at the park of the Château de Versailles since 1982.<ref name="one">{{cite web |title=Le jardin à la française par Alain BARATON - Château de Bénouville |url=http://europeangardens.eu/events/event/le-jardin-a-la-francaise-par-alain-baraton/ |website=Institut Européen des jardins et paysages}}</ref> In 2009, he has been appointed as the head gardener of the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alain Baraton, "l’ange jardin" du château de Versailles {{!}} horizons |url=http://www.horizons-journal.fr/article/alain-baraton---l-ange-jardin--du-chateau-de-versailles,209.php |work=www.horizons-journal.fr |language=fr}}</ref> At the same time, he writes columns for radio (France Inter since 2003) and television (France 5 since 2014).<ref>{{cite news |title=Alain Baraton, conteur en herbes |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/jardin/alain-baraton-conteur-en-herbes-20200529 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |date=29 May 2020 |language=fr}}</ref> He has also written numerous books and articles on gardening, plants and versailles. |
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===Gardener=== |
===Gardener=== |
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Born | 10 September 1957 |
Alain Baraton, born 10 September 1957 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, is a master gardener. Since 1982, he has been gardener-in-chief of the park at the Palace of Versailles[1]
Alain also works as a writer, television and radio commentator. He speaks regularly on radio France Inter and is the producer of the show La main verte, also broadcast on France Inter.
Career
Alain has been working as a head gardener of the national estate of Trianon and at the park of the Château de Versailles since 1982.[2] In 2009, he has been appointed as the head gardener of the national estate of Marly-le-Roi.[3] At the same time, he writes columns for radio (France Inter since 2003) and television (France 5 since 2014).[4] He has also written numerous books and articles on gardening, plants and versailles.
Gardener
In July 1976 he got a seasonal job at the Versailles estate as a cashier at the park entrance where he fell in love with the place and the old trees. Later in September of the same year, he became a trainee assistant gardener.
Publications
- Le Monde des écorces, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2003
- Le Monde des arbres d'ornement, photographies de Christophe Madamour, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2005
- Sagesse paysanne: 366 proverbes et dictons au rythme des saisons, photographies de Pierre Collombert, with Pierre Collombert, Romagnat, Éd. de Borée, 2005
- 1000 questions, 1000 réponses, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2006
- L'homme à la main verte: mes chroniques à France Inter, with Snezana Gerbault, Rodez, Éd. du Rouergue, 2006
- Le Jardinier de Versailles, Paris, B. Grasset, 2006
- Le Jardin de Versailles vu par Alain Baraton, Paris, Hugo image, 2007
- La Véritable Histoire des jardins de Versailles, with Jean-Pierre Coffe, Paris, Plon, 2007
- Savoir tout faire du bon jardinier, photographies de Vincent Motte, Paris, Flammarion, 2008
- L'Amour à Versailles, with Laure de Chantal, Paris, B. Grasset, 2009
- Les Parterres de Le Nôtre, Paris, N. Chaudun, Fondation pour le Domaine de Chantilly, 2009
- Je plante, donc je suis, Paris, Grasset, 2010
- Walks in the Gardens of Versailles, Editions Artlys, 2010 (ISBN 978-2-85495-398-5)
- Vice et Versailles – Crimes, trahisons et autres empoisonnements au palais du Roi-Soleil, Paris, B. Grasset, 2011
- Dictionnaire amoureux des jardins, Paris, Plon, 2012 (ISBN 2-259-20856-8)
- La Haine de l'arbre n'est pas une fatalité, Arles, Actes Sud, 2013 (ISBN 978-2-330-02385-0)
- L'Amour au jardin, Paris, B. Grasset, 2014
References
- ^ Notice d'autorité de la Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- ^ "Le jardin à la française par Alain BARATON - Château de Bénouville". Institut Européen des jardins et paysages.
- ^ "Alain Baraton, "l'ange jardin" du château de Versailles | horizons". www.horizons-journal.fr (in French).
- ^ "Alain Baraton, conteur en herbes". Le Figaro (in French). 29 May 2020.
Other projects
Media related to Alain Baraton at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- « Rencontre avec Alain Baraton, le jardinier de Versailles », par Fred-Éric Vignale et Sophie Petit, Le Mague, 19 juin 2006